Though the anti-Israel boycott movement seems to be spreading at an alarming rate, it appears Kazakhstan has little interest in such politics, as the Israeli Foreign Ministry announced a joint initiative to develop the Central Asian nation’s irrigation systems.

Recently, Israeli and Kazakh dignitaries together cut the ribbon at the Israel-Kazakhstan Irrigation Demonstration Center in the Almaty region.

The project is being implemented through cooperation between the Israeli Foreign and Agricultural ministries, as well as the Israeli embassy in Kazakhstan, the Kazakh Agriculture Ministry and the “KazAgroInnovation” group.

The official inauguration of the project took place on May 19, and was attended by the deputy head of MASHAV, Ilan Fluss and the Israeli ambassador to Kazakhstan, Eliyahu Tasman, among others.